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Boring SADNESS. After leaving VFD village and the Quagmires and Hector behind, on the run from the police, the self-sustaining Baudelaire travel to Heimlich Hospital; where they meet Babs, an omnipresent voice intercom system that likes to shush people. The orphans then start working in the Library

The Hostile Hospital (book 8 of 13) is the first volume (I believe) to introduce the idea that the children themselves have to do things to survive that, while understandable, are not 'noble' when viewed in isolation. This begins in earnest the theme of noble vs villainous people that dominates to t Leggi tutto

This is your friendly reminder that I LOVE THIS SERIES SO MUCH. This series ranks among cookies and coffee and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for things in this world that I purely love, without complication or exception. Also, I now understand why I am the way that I am. Clearly, nine-year-old me ( Leggi tutto

The sad truth is the truth is sad. I am enjoying this series waay to much for being an adult woman who never read Lemony Snicket before 😂. Although, I must say, his sense of humour reminds me of my beloved childhood favourite, Roald Dahl! I also fell in love with A series of Unfortunate Events after Leggi tutto

This is definitely the most unique book in the series thus far. Up to this point, diversity has been a welcome change, but in this book's case it alienated me a bit. I felt this book was missing the usual charm. Maybe I just didn't like the plot this time around. The Baudelaires shed their childish

Another ‘meh’ book for me. I will say that even though it frustrates me, I can appreciate the slow burn mystery with VFD and the children’s parents. I just feel like every book creates more questions without answers and I personally don’t like that. At least give us some answers! Also, I didn’t like Leggi tutto